1. 2015 Control System New IDEs and CAN

2. Programming Languages Labview, C++, Java Labview remains basically the same C++ and Java now use Eclipse IDE You’ll need Java even if you use C++

3. Downloading Java Go to www.java.com Click “Free Java Download Click “Agree and Start Free Download”

4. Downloading Eclipse Go to www.eclipse.org Press “Download” Select the C/C++ version of Eclipse (even if you are programming in Java) Extract and Install

5. Preparing IDE for FRC FIRST will release toolchains and plugins for robot development LabView and the FRC Update Suite are essentially the same

6. Eclipse IDE Familiar to Netbeans users Easy transition from C++ Features such as RobotBuilder will remain Not a big leap

7. CAN (Controller Area Network) Bi-directional communication between multiple devices 1 Mbps Daisy-chain multiple devices together Many new components have CAN built in

8. What CAN changes CAN devices (PDP, PCM, motor controllers) now have CAN ID Software may ask for ID Example: Double Solenoid on PCM slots 3 and 4 of PCM with ID of 1. Since the default ID in code is zero, the constructor would look like (1, 3, 4) rather than (3, 4) Firmware for PCM and PDP as well as roboRIO Software can now access status conditions (temperature, current, voltage) in some CAN-enabled components Some motor controllers no longer use PWM

9. CAN this year Only Jaguars had CAN Made much easier this year

10. The WebDashboard How we interact with components via CAN Change firmware or component ID, reimage roboRIO, etc. CAN see all components successfully connected to the CAN network here roboRIO is the root point of the CAN network

11. Recap New IDE for C++ and Java CAN integration Lots of new things this year Pretty familiar